Best Skin Care Tips & Visual Charts

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Skin type chart

First, it would be good to know what skin type you have so you can care for it properly and use appropriate products to protect it.

• For normal skin, use this cucumber-based moisturizer*.
• For oily skin, try this moisturizer with vitamin C*.
• For dry skin, there's this chamomile moisturizer*.
• For sensitive skin, here's a moisturizer with green tea*.
• For combination skin, use this rosemary moisturizer*.

(via Pin source)

How to wash your face properly

Know the proper order of application of your beauty products:

• mild cleanser*
• toner
• acne treatment
• eye cream*
• moisturizer, then sunscreen*
• makeup primer

(via Health Central)

Skin and nutrition

What you put inside your body is just as important, if not even more, than what you put on the outside, so skin care and nutrition go together.

Make sure that you are eating healthy foods and drinking lots of water to help your skin get the proper nutrients to repair itself. (via The Real Food Guide)

Essential oils for skin care

For a more natural approach to caring for your skin, here's a chart on the most popular essential oils* and their uses so you can create your own custom serum. (via One Essential Community)

Natural face masks

If essential oils are not your jam but you still want some natural remedies to nourish your face, try these simple two-ingredient face mask recipes to combat an array of skin ailments.

Find natural face masks for:

• lighter skin
• clear skin
• oily skin
• firmer skin
• blackheads
• glowing skin
• healthy skin
• acne

(via Pin source)

Natural remedies for dry skin

If you suffer from dry skin like I do, then here's a chart on some natural remedies to rehydrate your skin, using natural ingredients such as:

• papaya
• avocado
• egg
• banana
• cucumbers
• honey
• essential oils*
• aloe vera gel*

(via Pin source)

Surprising causes of acne

Or if you're doubly lucky like me and experience acne as well (I thought I was past the age to still be getting pimples!), then you should check this chart out.

Culprits include:

• smartphone
• vitamin D deficiency
• shower water
• changing beauty products
• acne products
• certain types of sunscreens

(via Cosmopolitan)

Dry brushing skin

You'll also want to try to dry skin brushing* to get rid of old, dead skin, reduce cellulite, and unclog your pores.

Bonus benefits include detoxing your body, physically through kickstarting your lymphatic system and mentally by providing stress relief. (via Thyroid Nation)

Skin care tips for fall

You'll also want to modify your skin care routine in response to the seasons. Here's a chart with a few tips for skin care in autumn to prevent skin from drying out easily as the weather changes for the colder.

Tips include:

• shorten showers
• up exfoliation
• hydrate consistently
• use a gentle cleanser
• take care of your lips

(via Yonka USA)

Skin care tips for winter

When the weather peaks at the coldest, you'll want to take these precautions to protect your skin during this period of harsher weather conditions.

Advice includes:

• use moisturizer with SPF*
• drink more water
• exfoliate
• cover up
• wear lip balm*
• humidify*
• avoid acne treatments

(via Pin source)

Skin care tips for spring

As the weather turns warmer, you'll likely switch out to different products that were in hibernation mode during winter.

Here's when you can start exfoliating skin again and using more face masks*. (via Yonka USA)

Protect your skin from the sun

Last, but certainly not least, make sure you protect your skin from the sun! Here's an infographic about sun damage and a few tips to follow. It's easy to forget some smaller areas to apply sunscreen.

Don't forget to cover these parts of your body:

• lips
• tops and backs of ears
• back of knee
• behind neck

(via Yonka USA)

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